Question RX 6600 with 6 years old Thermaltake Smart SE 530W power supply

[iDragonlore]

Hi,

I am planning to buy XFX RX 6600 8GB graphic card but I currently can't afford a good power supply. I have 6 years old Thermaltake Smart SE 530 W power supply and I'm wondering if it can "hold" RX 6600 and Ryzen 5 1600 until I upgrade to better CPU and PSU in 2 months?

Thank you,

 

[John Chesterfield]

Unfortunately, if you can't afford a new power supply then you can't really afford a new card. The unit you have is really not a good one.

 

[DRagor]

6 years old Thermaltake Smart is way past its expected lifetime. I would not dare to power any new components with it. Old, no longer worth much ones - sure; new - no way.

 

[Volvo_240]

I mean, it should be enough wattage, but yeah running a brand new GPU with an old PSU is generally not a great idea. That being said, you do have a few things going for you. My experience with XFX warranties has been amazing, second only to Logitech. They sent me GPU after GPU, because the one I bought didn't work right in my 13 YEAR OLD Dell Workstation with it's 2008 525W PSU. All I paid for was a 15 dollar shipping label. Also, that ThermalTake is a good power supply. Chances are it is not going to fry anything, as it is not THAT old. I ran an AMD RX 5600 XT and an i7-3930K OC'ed to 4.2Ghz just fine on an even older Corsair unit. For now, you should be good. You have a decent, albeit old PSU with a GPU that doesn't draw that much power, made by a company with a great RMA policy. I hope this helps you!

 

[logainofhades]

You can buy the card, if you wish, but I would not install it until you get a good quality PSU. It would really suck for that old low quality unit to die, and take your shiny new GPU, and possibly the rest of your system with it.

 

[DRagor]

Also, that ThermalTake is a good power supply

Nope, it is not good.

 

[Volvo_240]

Nope, it is not good.

Is it just that unit or the brand? I have had great luck with TT products.

 

[DRagor]

Is it just that unit or the brand? I have had great luck with TT products.

Some Thermaltake units are good, some even rank in A tier. But not that model.

 

[Volvo_240]

Some Thermaltake units are good, some even rank in A tier. But not that model.

Ah ok. Was it cheap when it came out?

 

[logainofhades]

Ah ok. Was it cheap when it came out?

The smart series are their cheapest units. The toughpower golds are the good ones, generally speaking.

 

[iDragonlore]

What about:

Seasonic 650W B12-BC-650, 80 PLUS Bronze